Discord walked down the empty pathways of the hive. Each one of his steps echoing out through the rest of the hive. He hated it here. The hive was filled with disgusting green slime that, if caught in his mane, wouldn't be removed for weeks. Even though the changelings obeyed his every command, he still didn't like them. Their inability to keep their saliva in there mouth annoyed him. He was above all this, He should have his own little world where chaos and insanity ran freely with no care in the world but what does he get? A hole in the ground filled with drooling idiots.
Discord entered into Chrysalis throne room where he found the queen giving orders to a group of changelings.
“Now listen to your queen. You are to go to Canterlot disguised as guards. Try to stay near or in the throne room. I also want you to get close to Celestia and follow her around. You are to send me a report everyday telling me your discoveries. Don't not fail me, do I make myself clear?”
“ Yes my queen” The changelings said in unison. With that they flew up and out of the hive.
“ Wow, Neat pets. Have you potty trained them yet?” Mocked Discord as he walked up to the queen.
“ What is it draconequus”
“ Oh, well all I want is to talk to my sweet queen about are little moon dweller.”
“ What about her?” Chrysalis asked in a questionable tone.
“ You and me both know we are only using little Lulu as a means to an end and once that end is achieved, well what then? What do you think will happen after she gets what she wants?”
“ What are you suggesting Discord”
“ Only that you be careful, When the war starts who knows what could happen.” The god of chaos shrugged as he paced around the throne.
“I mean one little blast of the horn and POOF, A changeling army with a victory but no queen. I mean they have to have a queen to rule over them right? And I don't think I have the criteria to be a queen so that narrows it down abit huh?” Discord said as he neared the exit
“ All i’m saying is that friendly fire is still a thing.” Discord sung out before leaving a wondering Chrysalis. He had her in the palm of his paw and he was loving it.
~*~*~
Celestia walked through the aisle of the Canterlot Castle library. Rows and rows of old books gathering dust passed her by as she made her way to the back of the library. She had not been in this library for a long time. As she exited the aisle she had walked down for quite awhile she came across large archways. The arches made of smooth marble with large golden letters at the top reading “Canterlot Archives”. Celestia slowly made her way through the archways and down the large stairs leading downwards underneath the castle grounds. With each step she took it eacoed outwards, projecting it out through the empty space.
After awhile of descending, Celestia came across a large silver door with markings of books and magic. In the center was a small hole. Celestia walked to the door and inserted her horn into the slot on the door, making a path of light lead in each direction over the door and unlocking it. The large doors slowly opened, revealing a large circular room.
The walls that surrounded the room were filled with old.dusty books that contained some of the most powerful magic known to ponykind. In the center was a large bronze chest with a steel sun in the center of it with a slot for a key, waiting to be opened. The room had not seen any sort of life for ages. The last time Celestia entered this room was a long time ago which she placed that very chest so that no pony may find it.
Celestia neared the chest and ,using her magic, Surrounded the chest in a bright aura of white. A loud clicking sound was heard as the chest opened and out of the chest, Celestia collected a book, The one book Celestia thought she would never need to use again. The only book Celestia truly feared and hated the sight of. She closed the chest and left the archives, where she closed and locked the giant silver doors for the very last time.
~*~*~
Nightmare Moon sat in her room on the west side of the hive looking out of a small hole in the side of the wall. from the “window” she could see out over the Everfree Forest and the glemme of Ponyville in the far distance. Why was she so sad? She did not feel sad for the ponies who inhabited Ponyville, right? Surely not since they're the ones who betrayed her love. Yet, she couldn't shake this feeling of sadness.
“ Its all according to plan” A voice echoed from outside of her doorway. Nightmare moon looked towards the the entrance. She got up and listened in on the conversation. Nightmare Moon recognized the voice, It was Chrysalis.
“ Nightmare Moon and Discord are ours, My army is at its fullest, and there is nothing stopping me from becoming Queen of Equestria!” She exclaimed. Nightmare Moon peeked into the pathway.
“ And once that's over, I’ll just tidy up some loose ends including that insufferable moon dweller and then and only then will Equestria be mine” She hissed as she let out an evil chuckle before dissapearing behind a corner. Nightmare Moon was livid to say the least. As she pondered to just turn Chrysalis into dust then and there, she thought about a better plan.
“ I’ll let her think she has the upper hoof on me” Nightmare Moon teased.
“ And when the war is said and done, she will beckon me to spare her miserable life and then……” Nightmare Moon turned and went back to her window.
“....I’ll end her”
~*~*~
Chrysalis left the west wing, walking in the empty pathways of the hive. As she walked she began to chuckle to herself. The chuckle became deeper and more sinister. Her body began to morph and warp, her right hoof wrapped and turned into a lions paw. Her left hoof turned into a razor sharp talon. Finally her form grew to reveal a certain god of chaos in Chrysalis place.
“ I don't think that could have gone any better” Discord chuckled to himself.
“ Now everything is set and the deck is loaded in my favor and now all I have to do is wait and watch them tear each other apart.” Discord flew outside of the hive and looked down at it.
“ Good-bye old hive. Wish I could stay but I need to go finish off the last touch of my plan.”
Discord, with the snap from his talon, was gone.